Lionel Messi delivers again for Argentina as defending champions reach another World Cup final
Summary
Lionel Messi assisted two late goals to lead Argentina to a 2-1 comeback victory over England in the World Cup semifinals, bringing them closer to a consecutive championship.
Key Points
- Lionel Messi assisted two late goals leading Argentina to a 2-1 victory against England in the World Cup semifinals.
- Argentina will face Spain in the final with a chance to become the first repeat World Cup champion since Brazil in 1962.
- Messi remains tied with Kylian Mbappé for the Golden Boot lead but leads in assists, the first tiebreaker for the award.
- Messi is the all-time World Cup career scoring leader with 21 goals and aims for another title.
